Chestnut-rumped Heathwren vs Pilotbird

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren

Hylacola pyrrhopygia

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The chestnut-rumped heathwren is a small bushland bird with an olive-brown back with conspicuous reddish-brown rump and tail coverts. It has a streaked brown-on-white chest and the belly and rear flanks are grey-buff. There is a dark subterminal band with a white tip on the usually erect tail. Both sexes have a dull white eyebrow; eyes are yellow, while bill, legs, and feet are grey. There are only small differences between the subspecies that are not easily recognised in the field. It measures 14 cm (5.5 in) in length.

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Pilotbird

Pycnoptilus floccosus

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The pilotbird is a large, plump species of acanthizid, measuring around 18 centimetres (7.1 in) in length and weighing 27 grams (0.95 oz). The plumage of the underparts is reddish-brown with scalloping on the chest and the centre of the belly speckled dull white. The upperparts are chocolate-brown. The bill is short and finely pointed. Its tail is broad and semi-erect, and flicked up and down when feeding.

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Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Chestnut-rumped Heathwren and Pilotbird.